Will the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf file as given on that page have any conflict with my 10-nvidia.conf? (I am currently only using nvidia. I am trying to set up bumblebee. For bumblebee I am setting up my intel iGPU)

Last edited by reikdas on Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:26 am; edited 2 times in total

Having those config files with nvidia enabled creates all sorts of issues._________________[19:18] <@NeddySeagoon> Gentoo has an installer. Just like other distros. Go to the bathroom, look in the mirror. You will see the Gentoo installer

I decided to give this another go since I am connecting to my external monitor using my thunderbolt port.

I set up the Modesetting driver following this - https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Intel#Modesetting_DDX
Removing the nvidia.conf file did not let me start my external monitor. The external monitor worked when I had both the nvidia.conf as well as the modesetting.conf files present.

Is there a way to check if my external monitor starts solely on the Intel iGPU? (If not, no point setting up Bumblebee)_________________[19:18] <@NeddySeagoon> Gentoo has an installer. Just like other distros. Go to the bathroom, look in the mirror. You will see the Gentoo installer

I decided to give this another go since I am connecting to my external monitor using my thunderbolt port.

I set up the Modesetting driver following this - https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Intel#Modesetting_DDX
Removing the nvidia.conf file did not let me start my external monitor. The external monitor worked when I had both the nvidia.conf as well as the modesetting.conf files present.

Is there a way to check if my external monitor starts solely on the Intel iGPU? (If not, no point setting up Bumblebee)

i have no idea how optimus laptops work on linux without bumblebee(the gpu being off letting my system idle 20-30 degrees cooler is a must for me), id have no way to tell if this program is using this card or this screen or if this card is just running but not actually functioning and all you see is actually the intel

you could 'nvidia-smi' but, if the driver is always running without bumblebee telling it to shut off, i guess you still wont be able to tell if its actually being used.

you probably want to set up bumblebee anyway, otherwise your nvidia card is just going to be running constantly for no reason(unless this behavior has changed in 4 years with the nvidia driver)

I decided to give this another go since I am connecting to my external monitor using my thunderbolt port.

I set up the Modesetting driver following this - https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Intel#Modesetting_DDX
Removing the nvidia.conf file did not let me start my external monitor. The external monitor worked when I had both the nvidia.conf as well as the modesetting.conf files present.

Is there a way to check if my external monitor starts solely on the Intel iGPU? (If not, no point setting up Bumblebee)

i have no idea how optimus laptops work on linux without bumblebee(the gpu being off letting my system idle 20-30 degrees cooler is a must for me), id have no way to tell if this program is using this card or this screen or if this card is just running but not actually functioning and all you see is actually the intel

you could 'nvidia-smi' but, if the driver is always running without bumblebee telling it to shut off, i guess you still wont be able to tell if its actually being used.

you probably want to set up bumblebee anyway, otherwise your nvidia card is just going to be running constantly for no reason(unless this behavior has changed in 4 years with the nvidia driver)

The goal is to use the Intel iGPU regularly and the Nvidia GPU when required. So I am trying to set up Bumblebee.
I often work with an external monitor connected to my laptop.
I need to check if both my monitors work solely on the Intel iGPU because if they don't, and I am using bumblebee, the external monitor will turn off the moment I switch to the Intel iGPU._________________[19:18] <@NeddySeagoon> Gentoo has an installer. Just like other distros. Go to the bathroom, look in the mirror. You will see the Gentoo installer

I need to check if both my monitors work solely on the Intel iGPU because if they don't, and I am using bumblebee, the external monitor will turn off the moment I switch to the Intel iGPU.

this may be because this a thunderbolt port, instead of hdmi/vga

My intel card does not have access to my HDMI port._________________[19:18] <@NeddySeagoon> Gentoo has an installer. Just like other distros. Go to the bathroom, look in the mirror. You will see the Gentoo installer

I need to check if both my monitors work solely on the Intel iGPU because if they don't, and I am using bumblebee, the external monitor will turn off the moment I switch to the Intel iGPU.

this may be because this a thunderbolt port, instead of hdmi/vga

My intel card does not have access to my HDMI port.

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Wow, interesting. Even on systems that have dGPUs but where the Intel GPU is physically wired to all display outputs, including the built-in panel -- which is the typical configuration outside of gaming systems -- the dGPU can still kick in as needed thanks to NVIDIA Optimus technology. The reason that wiring everything to the Intel GPU is the standard practice is that it minimizes battery consumption, since it means the dGPU only runs an actual workload demands it, rather than having to run whenever you happen to have a display connected a certain way.

unless your absolutely positive, apparently they have been wiring everything to the onboard for quite some time

I need to check if both my monitors work solely on the Intel iGPU because if they don't, and I am using bumblebee, the external monitor will turn off the moment I switch to the Intel iGPU.

this may be because this a thunderbolt port, instead of hdmi/vga

My intel card does not have access to my HDMI port.

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Wow, interesting. Even on systems that have dGPUs but where the Intel GPU is physically wired to all display outputs, including the built-in panel -- which is the typical configuration outside of gaming systems -- the dGPU can still kick in as needed thanks to NVIDIA Optimus technology. The reason that wiring everything to the Intel GPU is the standard practice is that it minimizes battery consumption, since it means the dGPU only runs an actual workload demands it, rather than having to run whenever you happen to have a display connected a certain way.

unless your absolutely positive, apparently they have been wiring everything to the onboard for quite some time

Yup I am positive my Intel card does not have access to my HDMI port. I keep reading that on the MSI subreddit and also the arch wiki page on my laptop - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MSI_GS65
Interestingly, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MSI_GS65#Multihead was updated on 13th December 2018, and apparently my Intel GPU does have access to the thunderbolt port. So.. yay _________________[19:18] <@NeddySeagoon> Gentoo has an installer. Just like other distros. Go to the bathroom, look in the mirror. You will see the Gentoo installer

I wonder if there is a way to verify this._________________[19:18] <@NeddySeagoon> Gentoo has an installer. Just like other distros. Go to the bathroom, look in the mirror. You will see the Gentoo installer

If I use 20-intel.conf, I get horrible glitches.
20-modesetting.conf works._________________[19:18] <@NeddySeagoon> Gentoo has an installer. Just like other distros. Go to the bathroom, look in the mirror. You will see the Gentoo installer